Hi, May I suggest that the dwell angle business sounds a bit sus.... how would you 'correct' the dwell angle but still have spot on timing??? You'd have to be...
Greetings again folks, geez..my sprite issues at the moment all started when I decided to "do the right thing" and do a few checks before going for a quick...
Hi Peter et al, IÂ reversed the polarity once on my first car (HQ Holden) and i saw the mysterious smoke come out of the alternator. I definitely didn't so...
Andy, IF indeed you have an alternator, you have blown out a few diodes in the rectifier. If the car has an alternator, then it should be NEGATIVE ground....
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Andy, Assuming you don't have any modern accessories wired in like a clock or radio? If you can temporarily wire a ammeter into one of the battery leads, that...
piont taekn... i wlil use yhaoo's buitl in splel cehck from now on ;)   "When I out the key in and turned the ignition on"  should be  "When I put...
Every time I out my key in my battery goes flat too! Troy Ryan From: spridgets-aus@yahoogroups.com [mailto:spridgets-aus@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Colin...
G'day Andy "When I out the key in and turned the ignition on" Can you translate that please? thanks Colin ... From: Andy Webster To: spridgets@... ;...
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To all SCCA Club members  My apologies to all SCCA members, I sent this email to the wrong club address. Sorry for any inconvenience I have caused  Keith -...
Thanks Keith , yes I would like one saying...... . " David Love " Should I post $11 cash to you ? . Please let me know the account numbers or
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G'day Andrew, and congratulations. You're welcome to come by any time. What model Midget did you buy? Mk II Midget where the soft top comes off the car and...
Thanks Colin, and thanks for all your help over the phone the past few months. When I get the chance I'll drop in soon to buy some of the parts I've been...
Being of the Pommie inclination, warm beer is not usually a problem...I will say however that once we get over 35C a 'coldie' does become more desirable......
Don't let your beer get warm, Ian ... From: Ian To: spridgets-aus@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 8:04 PM Subject: [spridgets-aus] Re: Pipes...
Ok, I'll have a look at this as soon as it cools down a bit. I can't get too excited about scrabbling around under cars in this heat! especially as it means...
Hmm, no takers for the windows, how about a standard 1275 crank & or conrods No its not an EN40B crank, just a standard crank in what looks like good ...
Ian, The RC40 will fit, but you need to rotate it through 90° so that it's 5" high and 3" wide. That way it fits nicely between the spring and the fuel tank....
Hi Colin, This looks like it might work with a bit of cut and shut action. From this picture I'm wondering if we could make a new front section with an 'S'...
G'day Ian The RC40 works fine in a 1/4 elliptically sprung car, but you do need to cut off and re-position the chrome tail pipe. It doesn't fit so well in a...
Hi All, I'm fitting a new exhaust coming off a 1.75" LCB manifold for a mildly tuned 1098 road car. The advice is generally to stay at 1.75" throughout. I...
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A reminder that the biggest Sprite Challenge "Down Under" is being held next Easter 2010 at Goulburn, just a couple hours south of Sydney NSW. Registration is...